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ALICE EMBREE : DOCUMENTARY FILM | The Wobblies are coming to town
The Industrial Workers of the World, also known as the Wobblies, are coming to Austin. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog |April 28, 2022 Listen to Thorne Dreyer and Alice Embree‘s Rag Radio interview with labor historian Jane Little … Continue reading
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‘Operative 100’: The snitch who maimed Texas socialism
It was a conscious effort initialized and orchestrated by corporate interests. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | July 3, 2019 It is no secret that throughout American history the labor movement has been infiltrated by government and corporations. … Continue reading
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A marker for Covington Hall
William Covington Hall was a major organizer of the IWW in Texas and Louisiana. By Steve Rossignol | The Rag Blog | June 6, 2019 William Covington Hall stands out in southern socialist and labor history as one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged IWW, Rag Bloggers, Socialists, Steve Rossignol, William Covington Hall
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BOOKS | Debs Graphic bio is perfect vehicle to tell his story
Eugene V. Debs created and constantly evolved new approaches to the battle against capital and injustice. By Richard Croxdale | The Rag Blog | February 22, 2019 Paul Buhle, Steve Max, Dave Nance, and Noah Van Sciver have produced a … Continue reading
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Tagged American Socialism, Eugene V. Debs, IWW, Rag Bloggers, Richard Croxdale
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Tom Keough : The Unionization of Starbucks and the Rape of Kati Moore
CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE. California teen girl sues Starbucks over sexual abuse Seattle-based Starbucks is feeling the heat over an ex-worker’s accusations of sex abuse on the job. And an ABC News investigation has uncovered evidence that it’s part … Continue reading
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Tagged IWW, Labor Unions, Political Cartoon, Sexual Abuse, Starbucks, Tom Keough, Women
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Franklin Rosemont, Surrealist Author, Artist and Activist, 1943-2009
Franklin Rosemont at Movement for a Democratic Society (MDS) National Convergence in Chicago, November 9-11, 2007. Photo by Thomas Good / Next Left Notes.Franklin Rosemont, surrealist revolutionary, died Sunday, April 12, at the age of 65. Franklin, 65, came from … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Deaths, IWW, MDS, SDS, Sixties, Social Activism, Surrealism, The Left
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Interview with an Outlaw Woman
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz: Roots of ResistanceBy Andrej Grubacic Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma, daughter of a landless farmer and half-Indian mother. During the first two decades of the 20th century, her paternal grandfather, a veterinarian from a Scots-Irish … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, History, Interview, IWW, Native Americans, New Left, People, SDS, Sixties, The Left, Weather Underground, Women, Women's Movement, Writers
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Doug Zachary on the Passing of Folk Legend Utah Phillips
Reflections on Utah PhillipsBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / May 27, 2008 [Singer, songwriter, labor organizer, Korean war vet and man of peace Utah Phillips died of congestive heart failure on May 23 at his home in Nevada … Continue reading
R.I.P. Utah Phillips
One of the great hobos, labor organizers, union men and singer/writer/mentors Utah Phillips passed away on Friday night. He was 73 years old and I suspect any reader of Songs:Illinois will be well aware of the work of Utah. Newer … Continue reading
Austin Vets for Peace Fete Folk Legend Utah Philips
Utah Philips performs in Milwaukee on May Day, 2006.Austin salutes ailing folk great and freedom fighter Utah PhilipsBy Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog Austin Vets For Peace is raising money for our fellow Peace veteran and VFP member, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Folk culture, GI's, IWW, Music, Peace Movement, The Left, Unions
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